Prodemocracy media tycoon tells d. W. News tom cant will continue to resist to me lie under is heard by his 40 hour detention under a new security law imposed by beijing. Barred cars be scared people are scared are going to be able to do anything. Plus an environmental emergency in the Pristine Waters off the richest stranded oil tanker has broken into we ask a maritime expert to says the intact. Im Rebecca Richards welcome to the program but a recent president Alexander Lukashenko has rejected calls to hold a new election and says moscow is ready to step in to save his country as pro and antigovernment protesters gather in the capital they said the opposition was to blame for violence at protests after last weekends disputed election he said russian president Vladimir Putin has deployed. Military forces near the countrys shared border theres been International Pressure on to hold a new vote but he has refused saying antigovernment protest is controlled by foreign activists. Thats going on today to only show one whos following the developments in belarus forest. Emily supporters of have gathered in the capital minsk because address them on stage what did he have to say well he thanked people for coming out and he said that they were coming out not to protect him the but to protect the country and its independence he said that its important that bella ruse doesnt become a kind of buffer between the between europe and russia but that it remain independent after all has been kind of portraying opposition protesters calling for new elections as being kind of manipulated and controlled from of fraud he also said that he also did though seem a bit shaken he said that he talked about his legacy of stability and he also said that if people want reform and people want change we can start tomorrow so kind of a little bit at least bowing to the demands of the protesters there are really interesting words that all positions supporters are also gathering on the streets of minsk for a march of freedom what are you hearing about the atmosphere in the city. Well there have been protests today in support of leaving office and in support of the opposition across the country but in minsk tens of thousands of people seem to have taken to the streets people are carrying red and white balloons a lot of people are dressed in white kind of as a symbol of the opposition they seem to be pretty far away at the moment from the go protesters who gathered in minsk today there were felt far fewer of them only around 2000 according to media reports even though thats not clear so it doesnt seem that well be seeing clashes but it does seem that the protest the opposition protest in minsk today is really huge now the president. Has spoken to russian president Vladimir Putin yesterday and then again today we see russia propping them up propping up. Well until today it didnt seem like moscow wanted to get involved theyve been rather quiet and theyre even seem to be some kind of anger from the kremlin because look at shango and state t. V. Has been accusing russia of meddling and of kind of supporting the opposition kind of accusing them of being some of the Foreign Forces that were meddling but today we heard from a talk between putin and luka shanker that putin would be willing to get involved and to prop up potentially look i shant go to help. The collective Security Treaty Organization which is a military alliance between the 2 countries and other former soviet states so well have to wait and see what that means in practice but its certainly a worrying sign all eyes will certainly be on the developments in baton rouge and the show in reporting from moscow thanks very much. Lets take a look now at some of the other stories making news around the world this hour israel has launched further airstrikes on harassed positions in gaza overnight and as a closed the on players off shore fishing zone the army said the measures were in response to rockets and balloon fire bombs being sent into israeli territory over the past week is the most intense escalation of hostilities in months. Thousands of protesters a rallying in bangkok to demand political change tensions in thailand have been rising after the arrest of 3 leading prodemocracy activists the protests come after years of political turmoil and failed promises to restore democracy following a 24 tane military coup. Hong kong media tycoon jimmy lie has denied colluding with foreign governments he made a statement after being released from prison on bail while i was arrested last monday under a new security law imposed by beijing during an interview with d. W. I. He said he expected resistance to china would continue in hong kong. Venturing campaigner jimmy lie has been detained many times but this was the 1st time he was taken away in handcuffs litel d w that although he expected his arrest he was surprised that it came so soon and that his sons were also targets at. This time. Maybe because they have this so. I was shocked. Makes it more scary especially when when big pick your trend be it wall with what you do i think this is a very effective intimidation. To the community. And i says his most emotional moment this week was when he was surrounded by supporters after he was freed on bail during his foresee our Detention Police shelton interviews he did with foreign media pads and some social media posts as evidence of suspected pollution with Foreign Forces and you offense that could put them in jail for life i met my parents i met people and some of the senators and congressmen in the us but if you call this is called lucian what can i say so mostly my career shouldnt is to have interviews why dont you studio in that way. I can be scared if im scared i wont be able to do anything or say anything thats why i accept your interview without any thought beijing is making similar allegations against the media tycoons newspaper after all they need the most read and critical paper in time its news room was also rated ly had this message for his staff. I told them that consider your own safety your conscience and you operate cation to church and society we are not asking you to be to mark her you know do whatever you think is the right thing to do so we would just continue to do it and test the water many protesters have been left wondering what now as both peaceful and by them talked of isnt seen and they were lost gail demonstration will be the thing of the past but it doesnt mean that people will cease to reduce it i think the rhesus thems will go on but in a different way i definitely dont read that we have to confront them head on because this is going to be a long fight we have to be flexible and courses and creative i will only be power is so im all off for a t why do you believe that a piece of good chess can pressure on the Chinese Government you with us why dont ins how can you be more while in bed the c. C. P. Who had the guns and gangs. The billionaire fled to hong kong from Mainland China when he was a penniless 12 year olds he attributes his success to the freedom he found in the territory but hes not planning another estate even though he may have to spend the rest of his life behind bars i was singling to ship because this phrase skate me everything you know i in death to this phrase im very grateful for what these what this process given me im 73 almost so maybe is a payback time why should i get doing the right. Hong kong media tycoon jimmy knight speaking to the. Well Japanese Oil Tanker that has spilled more than a 1000 tons of oil since running aground off the coast of marriages has broken into officials said the split was caused by a crack in a cargo hold after the ships condition deteriorated severely overnight tames and thousands of volunteers have been racing to siphon off from a 100 fuel on board the ship. Lets bring in christian booga hes the director of the safe seas network on Maritime Security kristen even following this spill closely any say the island wasnt prepared for such a disaster but that it should have been why is that the government knew about the risk mo this is very close to one of the main shipping lanes and the government didnt know that something is occurred most received quite a substantial Capacity Building this is almost over the years and only in march this year there was another workshop on Oil Spill Prevention where the country argues that it would be prepared also in 26. 00 team only 40 years ago there was a very very similar event happening there was an accident with a ship almost in the same location back there most was lucky no Major Oil Spill occurred but the country didnt learn the lessons from the event and prepare for the next years after and brought us to this is. No ok so they didnt learn from the last as us about how could they have prepared better if of this disaster. Well to start with they didnt have the appropriate equipment in place the containment was not was not there. Is also a question of whether the company that was hired the Salvage Company reacted in the right way and. Whether the oil spill could a contingency plan actually works and was used as intended its ok so hes saying that this could have been prevented but then how do you rate. His response to the spill well. These 2 dimensions. Couldnt be accident in itself could have been prevented a Collision Avoidance and you know it. Could have reacted earlier and then secondly we also need to ask the question how in the government cooperate with the Salvage Company was the reaction fast and what was it really only the bad weather that made all of the difference here and this coast for an independent investigation into the accident. That looks into the role of all parties and whether they have reacted actually you know appropriate way and one of the disaster could have actually been avoided. Christian bring it to rector of the ses network on Maritime Security thanks very much for brazil is inviting tourists to rediscover rio some of the citys top attractions reopened this weekend following a 5 month pandemic shutdown the move comes despite surging in fake short their cameras ready. The christ the redeemer statue one of rios most stunning landmarks is welcoming visitors back with open arms. Officials say theres little to worry about. Forest hill is working on a safe reopening. Where taking care mainly of Peoples Health and economic survival useful shalit is equivalent it comes after 5 months of closures that have seen brazils tourist industry fall off a cliff the country has lost billions in revenue after operating at a tiny fraction of capacity but Health Experts are warning that brazil hasnt yet reached its peak infection rate even as businesses and public spaces reopen. Sugarloaf mountain another big draw for people packed into cable cars to get there. We are always going to be worried but when all the measures are fulfilled we feel a little more secure we have to take steps to be able to return to normal life little by little. In this case normal life means posing in front of landmarks these people have decided its worth the risk this is dave news from the land im rebecca reed is a number back at the top of me out with the latest news now from may and the news tank thanks very much for watching. And. Were all set. To go beyond. That. 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